---
category: Math
created: '2021-04-08'
title: Check if a rectangle contains other one
updated: '2021-10-13'
---

**JavaScript version**

```js contains.js
// Returns true if `a` contains `b`
// (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are top-left and bottom-right corners
const contains = (a, b) => a.x1 <= b.x1 && a.y1 <= b.y1 && a.x2 >= b.x2 && a.y2 >= b.y2;
```

**TypeScript version**

```ts contains.ts
interface Rect {
    x1: number;
    x2: number;
    y1: number;
    y2: number;
}

const contains = (a: Rect, b: Rect): boolean => a.x1 <= b.x1 && a.y1 <= b.y1 && a.x2 >= b.x2 && a.y2 >= b.y2;
```
